Super Bowl XIII (13) Pittsburgh VS Dallas Play by Play

Super Bowl XIII Team Drive Chart

*	Dallas won the coin toss and elected to receive.
First Quarter
Dallas Cowboys (15:00) Gerela kick to D 5 B. Johnson 23 return (Winston).
DAL 28	1–10	Dorsett 9 sweep left (Shell).
DAL 37	2–1	Dorsett 16 run middle (Shell).
PIT 47	1–10	Newhouse run middle no gain (Greenwood).
PIT 47	2–10	Dorsett 13 sweep right (Ham).
PIT 34	1–10	D. Pearson fumbled handoff from Dorsett on double reverse Banaszak recovered for Pittsburgh at P 47.
Pittsburgh Steelers (12:59)
PIT 47	1–10	F. Harris sweep right loss of 1 (Waters).
PIT 46	2–11	F. Harris 2 run middle (Breunig).
PIT 48	3–9	Bradshaw 12 pass to Stallworth middle (C. Harris).
DAL 40	1–10	Bradshaw pass to Stallworth left incomplete.
DAL 40	2–10	Bleier 2 run wide right (Barnes).
DAL 38	3–8	Bradshaw 10 pass to Grossman right (Barnes).
DAL 28	1–10	Bradshaw 28 pass to Stallworth left edge of end zone touchdown (9:47). Gerela kicked extra point.
Pittsburgh scoring drive: 53 yards 7 plays 3:12. Pittsburgh 7 Dallas 0
Dallas Cowboys (9:47) Gerela kick to D 12 Brinson 16 return (Cole).
DAL 28	1–10	Staubach pass to Newhouse underthrown incomplete.
DAL 28	2–10	Dorsett 4 run off right tackle (Ham).
DAL 32	3–6	Staubach 26 pass to B. Johnson middle (R. Johnson).
PIT 42	1–10	Dorsett 3 run left (Blount).
PIT 39	2–7	Staubach sacked loss of 12 (Furness).
DAL 49	3–19	Staubach sacked loss of 10 (D. White).
DAL 39	4–29	D. White 43 punt Bell 12 return (Hughes).
Pittsburgh Steelers (6:09)
PIT 30	1–10	F. Harris 5 run left (Kyle).
PIT 35	2–5	Bradshaw pass to Swann right overthrown incomplete.
PIT 35	3–5	Bradshaw 22 pass to F. Harris middle (C. Harris).
DAL 43	3–5	Bradshaw 13 pass to Swann rigth (Barnes).
DAL 30	1–10	Bradshaw pass to Stallworth left intercepted at D 15 Lewis 21 return Stallworth.
Dallas Cowboys (4:18)
DAL 36	1–10	Newhouse 3 run middle (Greenwood).
DAL 39	2–7	Newhouse sweep left loss of 1 (Lambert).
DAL 38	3–8	Staubach pass to P. Pearson overthrown incomplete.
DAL 38	4–8	D. White 24 punt out of bounds.
Pittsburgh Steelers (2:37)
PIT 38	1–10	F. Harris 9 run off left tackle (Kyle).
PIT 47	2–1	F. Harris 1 run middle. Play nullified and Pittsburgh penalized 10 for holding (Davis).
PIT 37	2–11	F. Harris 6 run left (Kyle).
PIT 43	3–5	Bradshaw sacked loss of 2 (Martin) fumbled Jones recovered for Dallas at P 41.
Dallas Cowboys (1:00)
PIT 41	1–10	Newhouse 2 run middle (Greenwood).
PIT 39	2–8	Staubach pass to D. Pearson broken up (Shell) incomplete.
PIT 39	3–8	Staubach 39 pass to Hill left sideline (caught at P 16) touchdown (:00). Septien kicked extra point.
Dallas scoring drive: 41 yards 3 plays 1:00. Pittsburgh 7 Dallas 7
END OF FIRST QUARTER: Pittsburgh 7 Dallas 7
Second Quarter
Pittsburgh Steelers (15:00) Septien kick to P 26 L. Anderson 1 return (Huther).
PIT 27	1–10	Bradshaw 10 pass to Grossman left (Waters).
PIT 37	1–10	F. Harris 7 run left (Jones).
PIT 44	2–3	F. Harris 1 run middle (Jones).
PIT 45	3–2	F. Harris 3 run off left tackle (Lewis).
PIT 48	1–10	Bradshaw pass to Grossman middle overthrown incomplete.
PIT 48	2–10	Bradshaw pass to Swann broken up (Waters) incomplete.
PIT 48	3–10	Bradshaw sacked loss of 11 (Henderson) fumbled recovered by Dallas Hegman 37 return touchdown (12:08). Septien kicked extra point.
Dallas 14 Pittsburgh 7
Pittsburgh Steelers (12:08) Septien kick into end zone touchback.
PIT 20	1–10	F. Harris 2 run left (Martin).
PIT 22	2–8	F. Harris 3 run left (L. Cole).
PIT 25	3–5	Bradshaw 75 pass to Stallworth right (catch at P 35) then up middle touchdown (10:25). Gerela kicked extra point.
Pittsburgh scoring drive: 80 yards 3 plays 1:43. Dallas 14 Pittsburgh 14
Dallas Cowboys (10:25) Gerela kick to D 10 B. Johnson 21 return (Moser).
DAL 31	1–10	Newhouse sweep left loss of 4 (Banaszak).
DAL 27	2–14	Dorsett sweep right loss of 3 (Ham).
DAL 24	3–17	Staubach sacked loss of 11 (Greene) fumbled Rafferty recovered for Dallas at D 13.
DAL 13	4–28	D. White 38 punt Bell 3 return (Henderson).
Pittsburgh Steelers (7:43)
DAL 48	1–10	Bradshaw 26 pass to Swann right (Waters).
DAL 22	1–10	F. Harris sweep left loss of 8 (Jones).
DAL 30	2–18	Bradshaw pass to Grossman incomplete. Play nullified and Dallas penalized 5 for holding (Henderson). Automatic first down.
DAL 25	1–10	Bradshaw pass to Stallworth dropped incomplete.
DAL 25	2–10	F. Harris 2 run left (Stalls).
DAL 23	3–8	Bradshaw sacked loss of 11 (Hegman).
DAL 34	4–19	Gerela’s 51–yard field–goal attempt hit the crossbar no good.
Dallas Cowboys (4:55)
DAL 34	1–10	Dorsett 5 run left (Furness).
DAL 39	2–5	Newhouse sweep left no gain (R. Cole).
DAL 39	3–5	Staubach 7 pass to P. Pearson right (Ham).
DAL 46	1–10	Staubach 10 pass to Hill right (Wagner). Two–Minute Warning.
PIT 44	1–10	Staubach 12 screen pass to Dorsett (R. Johnson). Unsportsmanlike conduct fouls against Dallas (Dorsett) and Pittsburgh (R. Johnson) offset.
PIT 32	1–10	Staubach pass to D. Pearson middle intercepted at P 16 Blount 13 return (D. Pearson). Dallas penalized 15 for personal foul (DuPree).
Pittsburgh Steelers (1:41)
PIT 44	1–10	F. Harris sweep left loss of 2 (Hegman). Play nullified and Pittsburgh penalized 10 for illegal use of hands (Mullins).
PIT 34	1–20	Bradshaw 29 screen to Swann right (Waters).
DAL 37	1–10	Bradshaw 21 pass to Swann middle (Barnes).
DAL 16	1–10	Bradshaw pass to F. Harris dropped incomplete.
DAL 16	2–10	F. Harris 9 run left (Kyle). Pittsburgh–first time out.
DAL 7	3–1	Bradshaw rollout right 7 pass to Bleier right end zone touchdown (:26). Gerela kicked extra point.
Pittsburgh scoring drive: 56 yards 5 plays 1:15. Pittsburgh 21 Dallas 14
Dallas Cowboys (:26) Gerela kick to D 9 Brinson 25 return (Winston).
DAL 34	1–10	Staubach 1 run evading pass rush (Greenwood).
DAL 35	2–9	P. Pearson 6 draw right (Ham).
DAL 41	3–3	Staubach pass to P. Pearson overthrown incomplete.
END OF SECOND QUARTER: Pittsburgh 21 Dallas 14
Third Quarter
Pittsburgh Steelers (15:00) Septien kick to P 15 L. Anderson 24 return (G. Brown).
PIT 39	1–10	F. Harris sweep right loss of 4 (Breunig).
PIT 35	2–14	Bradshaw pass to Bleier left overthrown incomplete.
PIT 35	3–14	Bradshaw 9 pass to Bell (out of bounds).
PIT 44	4–5	Colquitt 41 punt B. Johnson fair catch.
Dallas Cowboys (13:44)
DAL 15	1–10	Newhouse run off left tackle loss of 2 (D. White).
DAL 13	2–12	Staubach pass to Dorsett dropped incomplete. Play nullified and Pittsburgh penalized 5 for holding (Shell). Automatic first down.
DAL 18	1–10	Newhouse 5 run right (Lambert).
DAL 23	2–5	Dallas penalized 5 for delay of game.
DAL 18	2–10	Staubach 11 run right evading pass rush (Greene).
DAL 29	1–10	Dorsett 1 run left (R. Cole).
DAL 30	2–9	Staubach 7 run left evading pass rush (Furness).
DAL 37	3–2	Laidlaw run left no gain (R. Cole).
DAL 37	4–2	D. White 43 punt Bell 4 return (Henderson).
Pittsburgh Steelers (9:15)
PIT 24	1–10	F. Harris run right loss of 2 (Jones).
PIT 22	2–12	Bleier 1 run left (Stalls).
PIT 23	3–11	Pittsburgh penalized 5 for false start (Kolb).
PIT 18	3–16	Bradshaw pass to Swann right underthrown incomplete.
PIT 18	4–16	Colquitt 36 punt B. Johnson 12 return (Peterson).
Dallas Cowboys (7:31)
PIT 42	1–10	Staubach received lateral from Dorsett pass to Hill end zone incomplete (R. Johnson).
PIT 42	2–10	Dorsett 4 sweep right (Greenwood).
PIT 38	3–6	Staubach 8 pass to P. Pearson left (Blount).
PIT 30	1–10	Dorsett 1 run right (Ham).
PIT 29	2–9	Laidlaw 7 draw right (Ham).
PIT 22	3–2	Dorsett 5 run right (R. Cole).
PIT 17	1–10	Staubach pass to DuPree right overthrown incomplete.
PIT 17	2–10	Dorsett 7 run middle (Shell). Dallas–first time out (2:46).
PIT 10	3–3	Staubach pass to J. Smith end zone dropped incomplete.
PIT 10	4–3	Septien 27–yard field goal (2:36).
Dallas scoring drive: 32 yards 9 plays 4:55. Pittsburgh 21 Dallas 17
Pittsburgh Steelers (2:36) Septien kick out of bounds. Dallas penalized 5 for illegal procedure (Septien). Septien kick to P 9 L. Anderson 20 return (Thurman).
PIT 29	1–10	F. Harris 3 run middle (Breunig).
PIT 32	2–7	Bradshaw pass to Bell middle overthrown incomplete.
PIT 32	3–7	Bradshaw rushed 12 pass to Bell right (Kyle).
PIT 44	1–10	Bradshaw pass to Swann right underthrown incomplete.
PIT 44	2–10	Bradshaw pass to Swann right broken up (Barnes) incomplete.
PIT 44	3–10	Bradshaw sacked loss of 3 (R. White).
PIT 41	4–13	Colquitt 52 punt B. Johnson 21 return.
Dallas Cowboys (:09)
DAL 28	1–10	Dorsett 2 sweep right (Shell).
END OF THIRD QUARTER: Pittsburgh 21 Dallas 17
Fourth Quarter
DAL 30	2–8	Staubach pass to D. Pearson right overthrown incomplete.
DAL 30	3–8	Staubach 13 swing pass to Dorsett left (Dungy).
DAL 43	1–10	Dorsett run off right tackle no gain (Lambert).
DAL 43	2–10	Laidlaw 5 draw right (Lambert).
DAL 48	3–5	Staubach pass to Dorsett batted away (Greene) incomplete.
DAL 48	4–5	D. White 44 punt downed at P 8. Play nullified and Dallas penalized 5 for illegal man downfield (Thurman).
DAL 43	4–10	D. White 50 punt. Bell 8 return (Henderson).
Pittsburgh Steelers (12:08)
PIT 15	1–10	F. Harris 2 run off right tackle (Jones).
PIT 17	2–8	Bradshaw rushed pass to Bell underthrown incomplete.
PIT 17	3–8	Bradshaw 9 pass to Grossman left (C. Harris).
PIT 26	1–10	Bradshaw 13 pass to Swann right (Barnes).
PIT 39	1–10	F. Harris 5 sweep left (R. White).
PIT 44	2–5	Bradshaw pass to Swann deep right incomplete. Play nullified and Dallas penalized 33 for pass interference (Barnes).
DAL 23	1–10	Bradshaw 4 pass to Swann right flat (Martin).
DAL 19	2–6	F. Harris 2 run wide left (Kyle).
DAL 17	3–4	Pittsburgh penalized 5 for delay of game.
DAL 22	3–9	F. Harris 22 run over left guard and up middle touchdown (7:10). Gerela kicked extra point. Dallas penalized 5 for offsides assessed on kickoff.
Pittsburgh scoring drive: 85 yards 8 plays 4:58. Pittsburgh 28 Dallas 17
Dallas Cowboys (7:10) Gerela kick to D 24 R. White no return (Dungy) fumbled Winston recovered for Pittsburgh at D 18.
Pittsburgh Steelers (6:57)
DAL 18	1–10	Bradshaw 18 pass to Swann middle back of end zone touchdown (6:51). Gerela kicked extra point. Dallas penalized 5 for offsides assessed on kickoff.
Pittsburgh scoring drive: 18 yards 1 play :06. Pittsburgh 35 Dallas 17
Dallas Cowboys (6:51) Gerela kick to D 3 B. Johnson 19 return. Dallas penalized 11 (half the distance) for clipping (C. Brown).
DAL 11	1–10	Staubach 7 swing pass to Dorsett left (Lambert).
DAL 18	2–3	Staubach sacked loss of 8 (Banaszak).
DAL 10	3–11	Staubach 18 run evading pass rush (Lambert).
DAL 28	1–10	Staubach 17 pass to D. Pearson right sideline.
DAL 45	1–10	Dorsett 29 draw middle (R. Johnson).
PIT 26	1–10	Staubach 10 pass to DuPree left (Toews).
PIT 16	1–10	Staubach 9 pass to D. Pearson middle (R. Cole).
PIT 7	2–1	Staubach 7 pass to DuPree right (caught at P 7) touchdown (2:27). Septien kicked extra point.
Dallas scoring drive: 89 yards 8 plays 4:24. Pittsburgh 35 Dallas 24
Pittsburgh Steelers (2:27) Septien onside kick to D 48 touched by Dungy Thurman recovered for Dallas at D 48.
Dallas Cowboys (2:23)
DAL 48	1–10	Staubach pass to DuPree broken up (Ham) incomplete.
DAL 48	2–10	Staubach 22 pass to D. Pearson right (R. Johnson). Two–Minute Warning.
PIT 30	1–10	Staubach sacked loss of 11 (Greenwood).
PIT 41	2–21	Staubach 3 pass to Dorsett right (Ham).
PIT 38	3–18	Staubach pass to Hill in end zone overthrown incomplete.
PIT 38	4–18	Staubach 25 pass to D. Pearson middle (Wagner). Dallas–second time out (:41) (injury–D. Pearson).
PIT 13	1–10	Staubach 9 pass to Dorsett middle (Wagner).
PIT 4	2–1	Staubach pass to P. Pearson in end zone underthrown incomplete.
PIT 4	3–1	Staubach 4 pass to B. Johnson right end zone touchdown (:22). Septien kicked extra point.
Dallas scoring drive: 52 yards 9 plays 2:01. Pittsburgh 35 Dallas 31
Pittsburgh Steelers (:22) Septien onside kick to D 45 covered by Bleier no return.
DAL 45	1–10	Bradshaw knelt down loss of 3. Dallas–third time out (:17).
DAL 48	2–13	Bradshaw knelt down loss of 2.
FINAL SCORE: Pittsburgh 35 Dallas 31
FINAL RECORDS: Pittsburgh 17–2 Dallas 14–5

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Super Bowl XIII

Pittsburgh 35
Dallas 31

Location:
Orange Bowl
Miami, Florida
January 21, 1979
Attendance: 79,484

MVP:
Terry Bradshaw, Quarterback
of the Pittsburgh Steelers

Coaches
PIT Chuck Noll
DAL Tom Landry

Super Bowl XIII Ring, Pittsburgh 35 vs Dallas 31, Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida, MVP Terry Bradshaw, Quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers